I'm Feeling Numb Now - In Limbo
Posted 11-06-2009 at 07:35 AM by Hychap2009
So this morning I get a call from AJ the registrar. The one who promised to call me the following week after they sent me home from the hospital. I said to him, you never called as promised. He replied, "I've been trying to contact you, I've called you about 4 times" Oh please! I couldn't be bothered to argue about that at all, it was not worth it. Anyway, he continued to say that he'd not got any thing to tell me that i'd be expecting to hear. Basically, he says my surgery is likely to be around November 30th or possibly 1st Dec. So I asked, so are you saying that they are not doing any surgery in November, oh yes he replied, but the surgery dates were already allocated before so you'll have to wait.
You know what I really could not be asked. It's obviously to me that they've missed me out again, he claimed that the head surgeon had wanted me to have a good clear month to get over the cold that I had. I reminded him that this is the time of year that I tend to get repeated colds and its the worse time for me. He acknowledge that. It all seems like excuses to me. What does some like me do, is this God will, maybe so. If it was not for the health issues, truely I would have given up. I was initially told that the waiting time would be 4 months, then it went onto 6 months, now it looks like I'll be waiting a year.
I need a little time to absorb this, give it a think. Now i've got to go and tell all my peeps on the October and November Staplers that I probably wont be joining them anytime soon. I feel like such a fraud.
You know what I really could not be asked. It's obviously to me that they've missed me out again, he claimed that the head surgeon had wanted me to have a good clear month to get over the cold that I had. I reminded him that this is the time of year that I tend to get repeated colds and its the worse time for me. He acknowledge that. It all seems like excuses to me. What does some like me do, is this God will, maybe so. If it was not for the health issues, truely I would have given up. I was initially told that the waiting time would be 4 months, then it went onto 6 months, now it looks like I'll be waiting a year.
I need a little time to absorb this, give it a think. Now i've got to go and tell all my peeps on the October and November Staplers that I probably wont be joining them anytime soon. I feel like such a fraud.
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You are not a fraud! *big hug*
Sweetie, many many people on this forum have had delays due to the great wheels of the beaurocracy that control these things. It sucks, but there you go. Please don't feel like you are alone or that anyone will blame you. Sadly it is what it is. Please please please don't beat yourself up. Who knows though, in my experience things seem to work out for the best. People like that registrar just drive me insane! No sense of urgency or patient advocacy - doesn't sound like he even pretends to it! I guess it wouldn't really benefit you to have him pretend, but it is part of good customer service to at least put on that you give a crap about your customers! On another note, how are you feeling? Is your cold better? |
Posted 11-06-2009 at 11:55 AM by Amilea
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Oh thanks Amilea, no the cold still lingers, but improving. You got it in one, no sense of urgency. The registrar was as nice as pie when I was interested in getting me to sign up for his trials - yeah wanted to take a biopsy of my liver and give me some drug trial. I didn't confirm that I would do, I needed time to think about it. I guess I'm not as urgent now, probably taking in someone that's agreed to his little trial.
The weather is pretty eratic at the moment and this of course impacts on me quite easily as I'm ashmatic. So i've tried to keep myself warm and safely tucked up indoors. When I have ventured out, I try to keep myself as warm as possible. Thanks for the hug and your understanding, I sure appreciate it. What would I do without my TT family. xx |
Posted 11-06-2009 at 12:30 PM by Hychap2009
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Hychap:You are not fraunding anybody..Keep your head up and get over the cold..And i bet you get the surgery date very soon..Hre is a great big hug just for you..
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Posted 11-11-2009 at 07:34 PM by coolady2007
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New Date - and battling with the cold.Coolady2007
I must thank you for your words of encouragement. You'll be pleased to know you were right. I now have a new surgery date for 30th November and I will now have a new pre-assessment date on 20th Nov. I don't know whether you've read my most recent blog, but I have a new cold and am now fighting this new battle of the cold. Anyway, I've got about 7 days before pre-assessment to work on it. Thanks again. |
Posted 11-12-2009 at 08:18 AM by Hychap2009
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